French POWs taken by Germans forces as they close in on Dunkirk during the Battle of France in World War II.

The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. An animated map depicts the German attacks on the Maginot Line and city of Paris. An animated map depicts the positioning and movement of the English and French Armies on one side and the Germans on the other side of the Maginot Line (defensive line) on the French border towards Germany. Germans forces fight through a city as they close in on Dunkirk. German troops load and fire artillery. Black smoke arises due to explosions in the battlefield. A gun barrel as the gun is fired. Soldiers fire anti aircraft guns. An officer gives orders to fire. Soldiers cover their ears with their hands as the guns are fired. Soldiers man artillery. Blazing ruins at night. German tanks advance. Soldiers fight at night. Officers give orders to load and fire artillery. Smoke due to the explosions. Machine guns fired. Burning buildings and wrecked vehicles. German soldiers search French POWs (Prisoners of War). The prisoners seated behind a barbed wire fence at the prison camp. A French General gets off a German aircraft. He is greeted by German officers.